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08-18-2013, 05:03 PM | #5661 |
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I mean, I'm not going to play with the damned thing or anything but it just feels flimsy. Like a late 90's Joe toy. The swamp rat comes to mind... Especially compared to the Planet X Genesis. Had I bought this for a child I'd ultimately take it back. Actually, I'd send it back to Hasbro with a giant "Booooooo... lame" spray painted across the box. Plus it kinda freaked me out when I woke up and found it staring at me over the foot of my bed. Well, that last part didn't happen but it was standing at the foot of my bed and my first thought when I looked at it was disappointment. Probably how any number of exgirlfriends have felt about me. |
08-18-2013, 09:34 PM | #5662 |
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He'll be here all week folks. Try the veal, it's delish. And be sure to trip your waitress.
Those skirts are so tiny, guaranteed win! Sounds like a pretty crummy toy actually. Though some level of cheapness should be expected I guess. Same price as Soundwave and many times larger... Corners needed to be cut somewhere. Saw the SDCC box today at NJCC, holy CRAP that's massive. Almost twice the size of the retail box. Speaking of NJCC, fogger got to see me make a teenage boy nearly cry today. I screwed up a sale and gave him the wrong Soundwave. He came back a couple of hours later claiming that the one he got only had Laserbeak in it, and I argued that the one I still had on my shelf (at a significant discount and labeled as such) was the one with the cassettes removed. I thought to myself, this is the 5th-oldest trick in the book, I can't believe this shit. Then he turned the box over and I realized that I knew that dent in the box quite well. Sure enough, the one still on the shelf was sealed. The same one I had been trying to upsell as less than half the price of the Takara version for the same thing, with nobody biting. I apologized profusely and switched them out. In hindsight I probably should have refunded some of his money even though I only made like $15 on the sale. But at the time I was pissed at myself for being careless and letting this kid think he was getting ripped off, even if it was unintentional. And about how I was damned lucky that everyone scoffed at the idea of buying a Soundwave without the cassettes. I still feel bad about it. |
08-19-2013, 12:57 AM | #5663 |
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I wasn't sold on Metroplex. He was floppy in all the reviews, too. If I'm going to get something big, I'll just get the Fort Max reissue.
I got my TFCC Scourge from BBTS. He looks pretty flawless. I haven't opened the Hoist yet to see if mine has the same issue that was mentioned. I actually have quite a few TFs to open: Ultimate Gift set (G2 Jazz and the Combat Hero OP) Takara Skywarp Takara Ratbat Ruination set of 5 RtS Laser OP Generations Trailbreaker Generations FoC TC Generations Hoist |
08-19-2013, 10:53 AM | #5664 |
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I hope Hasbro gets around to doing Ratbat. It's looks pretty cool, but I'm not paying import prices for it.
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08-19-2013, 03:39 PM | #5665 |
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Speaking of Ruination... I need two of Topspin. At least two of his head. I've got plans I'll never get to for them. I honestly hate this wave of figures though, they all feel cheap.
Ratbat is great. And looks really good next to the Classics Overkill. G2 Jazz is another win and the only reason I bought the giftset when BBTS had it on sale. Just be careful of the QC, my one Prime had the wrong shoulder joint in his right arm. Last edited by Hicks_Royel; 08-19-2013 at 03:46 PM.. |
08-19-2013, 04:03 PM | #5666 |
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So I met Hellion yesterday. Would've met Irid but for some reason he wasn't at NJCC...
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08-25-2013, 12:35 AM | #5667 |
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Too quiet in here.
I wasn't at NJCC but I think I am going to Retrocon in Sept.
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09-01-2013, 12:36 AM | #5668 |
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I probably won't go to Retrocon since I don't need to be buying anything lol. I've finally got the whole packing/transporting/unpacking/packing thing down to a near-science, so I'll probably hit the next one if table space is reasonable.
Made a Retrolabels purchase for the first time in a long time. Finally pulled the trigger on the Alt Mirage set after, I dunno, 5 or 6 years. Also picked up the mini-set for Classics Windcharger, Classics Perceptor, and white outline faction symbols for Quakewave. I wanted to get the MP-10 set, but I can't justify the price considering I'd only want like a third of the labels. Does anyone have experience with the Eness transfers? Been very tempted by them for Skywarp and Thundercracker. |
09-01-2013, 12:27 PM | #5669 |
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The last of my wave 3.5 extras is in FedEx / USPS limbo. It was scheduled for delivery yesterday originally and then it got behind a day. Now it says Tuesday, but yesterday it was supposed to arrive at the post office (stupid FedEx smartpost)...it still says "in transit." I'm guessing it just didn't get scanned again. It contains my last 2 Dukes and Data Vipers. Then it's on to wave 4! 7 Night Vipers (1 from Dork Side and 6 from HTS), a Jinx, and a Blind Master.
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09-01-2013, 12:36 PM | #5670 |
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Is there a pic of this new Ratbat?
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